Posts Tagged ‘providers’
Tell us why you #AppreciateProviders
March 10 is the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. This day was set aside in 1996 to commemorate the 1993 assassination of Dr. David Gunn, the first provider murdered by an anti-abortion extremist. Now more than ever, abortion providers need your support and appreciation. Providers continue to face aggressive, extreme legislative attacks that…
Read MoreAdmitting Privileges Case Could be Heard by Supreme Court
Last Wednesday, Mississippi asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a law aimed at closing the last remaining abortion clinic in the state. This politically-motivated and medically unnecessary law would force a physician providing abortion care to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, and has been blocked by the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court because…
Read MoreBirth Control Decisions Should Be Made By Women—Not Their Employers
Today, I issued the following statement I issued the following press release regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to hear challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control coverage benefit: Today, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear two challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control coverage benefit. After decades of discriminatory coverage…
Read MoreRemembering Dr. Tiller
It’s been three years since we lost our dear colleague and friend, Dr. George Tiller. He was truly one of our heroes, and today we remember him and the many ways he improved the lives of women. This morning, I appeared with NAF member Dr. Willie Parker on Democracy Now!to remember Dr. Tiller and…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
Making the decision to have an abortion takes a lot of courage and strength. A person can take all of the steps necessary to prevent a pregnancy, yet mistakes still happen. I don’t have a lot of financial and emotional support right now; however, NAF and its member clinic in Cleveland have given me strength…
Read MoreSeries Highlights Impact of Texas Ultrasound Law
In May, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill that requires women seeking abortion care to undergo an ultrasound and listen to an explanation from the doctor about what the image shows. To understand how abortion providers and patients will be affected by the law, The Texas Tribune interviewed Dr. Scott Spear, the medical director…
Read MoreNAF Patient Partnership Participant Featured in Mother Jones
As states continue to pass abortion restrictions, Dana Weinstein talks to Mother Jones about her abortion experience and how these restrictions would have affected her ability to make the decisions that were best for her family. Dana chose to terminate her wanted pregnancy after she learned that her fetus was missing the main part of…
Read MoreRemembering Dr. Baird Bardarson
Dr. Baird Bardarson, a true champion for women and quality abortion care, recently passed away at the age of 84. Dr. Bardarson provided compassionate abortion care in the Pacific Northwest for 35 years, and was a member of the NAF Board of Directors in the 1980s. This week, RH Reality Check published a moving tribute…
Read MoreTenth Anniversary of FDA Approval of Mifepristone
Ten years ago today, the FDA approved the use of mifepristone as an alternative for terminating an early pregnancy. Mifepristone, also known as the “abortion pill,” Mifeprex, or RU-486, was first licensed in France in 1988, and has been used safely and effectively by millions of women worldwide. Since its FDA approval, usage in the…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor in The Baltimore Sun
Today, The Baltimore Sun ran my letter to the editor: As the Maryland Board of Physicians rightly continues its investigation into recent events at an Elkton clinic, it is important to note that cases like this are not representative of the state of abortion care in Maryland or throughout the country (“Abortion that injured teen…
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